In Inventio accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier and nyckelharpa player Marco Ambrosini propose a programme of great imaginative reach. Their album title references Bach’s “Invention No 4”, and inspirations from Bach and from Biber (specifically the Rosary or Mystery sonata) – and from the lyrical cadences of Pergolesi – flow into a musical journey of remarkable invention. From the unique instrumentation onwards, this is an inventive project at all levels. Throughout, the blending of instruments is fresh and evocative as the French-Italian duo follow a path from ancient to modern music, finding new sound-colour combinations and, frequently, dissolving demarcations between improvisation, arrangement and composition.

PERSONNEL:

JEAN-LOUIS MATINIER, accordion
MARCO AMBROSINI,nyckelharpa

svizzera, Lugano, April 21-23, 2013.

TRACKS:

01. Wiosna
02. Tasteggiata
03. Basse Dance
04. Szybko
05. Presto
06. Inventio 4
07. Taïga
08. Qui Est Homo
09. Praeludium
10. Oksu
11. Hommage
12. Kochanie Moje
13. Balinese
14. Tasteggiata 2
15. Siciliènne